Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1915 — TAGGART AND FISCHER PASS THROUGH CITY [ARTICLE]

TAGGART AND FISCHER PASS THROUGH CITY

Met at River by Dixie Highway Committee From Jasper County— Route to Be Chosen.

Thomas Taggart and Carl Fischer, the commissioners appointed by Governor Ralston to select the route thorugh Indiana for the Dixie Highway, passed through this city this Wednesday afternoon at about 2 o’clock, stopping about 10 minutes or long enough to get gas for Mr. Fischer’s big Packard car. Four other gentlemen were traveling with them and the party was met at the Kankakee river by Delos Thompson, N. C. Shafer, Mayor Spitler and E. P. Honan, the two last named being on the committee oppointed by the commissioners of Jasper county to cooperate with the Lafayette, Lebanon and Frankfort movement to have this route selected. Dinner was had at Beg Fogli’s at the Kankakee river and Mr. Thompson piloted the visit-

ing gentlemen to this city, coming down from the river in 45 minutes. The only bad atrip of road is that at Virgie, a mile north and a half mile south of the town. It is the only dirt road between Chicago and Indianapolis. Messrs. Taggart, Fischer and party had driven from Indianapolis to South Bend Tuesday. They then went to Hammond and came to thas city by way of Crown Point. After their departure from Rensselaer Mr. Honan telephoned the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and that body was to send a car out from Lafayette to meet them. -----

The men expressed themselves as weel pleased with the route from Hammond to this city and stated that it was better than the route through Kokomo, Logiansport and South Bend and very much shorter to Chicago, but Mr. Fischer is said to favor the other route because it is the natural gateway to Detroit. A meeting will be held at Chattanooga, Tenn., on May 20th, and it is proposed to hold a meeting at the court house in Rensselaer Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock to select two men from this county to attend the meeting at Chattanooga.